Charan Kaur, mother of Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, gave birth to a child at the age of 58 through the technique in a private hospital. Legally, women above 50 years of age are not allowed to do this in India. It has now become a political slugfest
NCRB data shows that the rate at which juveniles are held guilty of crimes is much higher than the conviction rate for adults. As many of them are between 16 and 18 years, they are often tried as adults
The IAS officer has had another face-off with the Haryana government, this time over his appraisal report. However, the apex court has sided with the state, leading to a setback to the honest officer
The Supreme Court recently agreed to examine a plea challenging the judgment of the Madras High Court related to downloading and watching child pornographic content privately. The High Court had ruled that this does not constitute an offence under the POCSO Act. However, the top court termed the ruling “atrocious”
To prevent unethical practices in the sector, the centre has instituted a code which prohibits companies from conducting CME workshops abroad and making it mandatory for them to share expense details
The March 15 release of entities and individuals who donated to political parties under the electoral bonds scheme has set the proverbial cat out of the bag. It marks a major legal milestone in the disputed area of transparency in political fundraising
Kerala has moved the top court against the centre lowering its debt ceiling. The centre says the state is borrowing only for pensions and salaries, not infrastructure
By Vikram L Kilpady
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Courts are sacrosanct places and demand a certain behaviour and dress code. When these are flouted, judges have been known to pull up the person concerned
The conduct of a trial judge as he “assisted” a rape accused was questioned by the Delhi High Court as this is a heinous crime for which there can be no monetary settlement
A PIL in the Madras High Court has questioned rules which require RWAs to feed community animals. This seems absurd when stray dogs have increasingly and tragically bitten and killed humans